Get ready for the Auto Express New Car Awards 2025
The time is at hand where we reveal the 2025 winners of our prestigious New Car Awards.
It’s that time of year again. The Auto Express New Car Awards are almost upon us. If you want to know all about the very best cars to buy in the UK today, there’s no better way to do it.
On the evening of Tuesday July 1 2025, we’ll be recognising the best new cars from every sector of the market. Every award winner will be announced right here and on our social media channels.
The Auto Express New Car Awards will reveal the winning cars and vans across 26 categories covering the entire market. These stand-out models will then go forward to compete for the big one - the 2025 Auto Express Car of the Year award.
Our expert reviewers have spent another twelve months testing every new car on sale in the UK on roads across the country and around the world. We’ve racked up the miles compiling the most detailed in-depth car reviews and head-to-head group tests that you’ll find anywhere, amassing the in-depth knowledge needed to definitively judge the top models in every class.
The 2025 New Car Awards categories cover the whole passenger car market, and the light commercial vehicle sector, too. We’ll be recognising the leading lights from the full range of market sectors from Supermini of the Year and Estate Car of the Year to Large SUV of the Year and from Performance Car of the Year to Electric Van of the Year.
If you’re a car buyer shopping in these classes or any of the others, these are the models that should be on your shortlist. And Auto Express can now help you take the next step, too. Our Find a Car service offers new cars for sale at great discounts over list price. You spec your ideal car and we’ll get you offers from local franchised dealers eager to supply it. There are new cars available from stock, used cars and leasing deals, too. It’s a great, hassle-free way to buy a car and we can even sell your old car, too.
Each car and van on sale is judged according to the way owners use it and need it to perform. It’s then evaluated against its key rivals. Only the very best options in each sector make the grade. You can be confident that any model carrying an Auto Express New Car Awards title is the very best of its type on sale today. Each award category also has two ‘Highly Commended’ cars that we think are a cut above the rest and well worth consideration from car shoppers.
Some cars may retain their New Car Awards titles from last year but the speed of progress in the car world means we’ll certainly have a bumper crop of brand-new winners that were launched in the 12 months since the 2024 New Car Awards were handed out.
At the end of the ceremony on Tuesday evening, we’ll crown the 2025 Auto Express Car of the Year to take over from the Citroen e-C3, our 2024 winner. Take a look at the categories below…
New Car Awards 2025 categories
| City Car of the Year | Luxury Car of the Year |
| Supermini of the Year | Hot Hatch of the Year |
| Family Car of the Year | Coupe of the Year |
| Estate Car of the Year | Convertible of the Year |
| Small Company Car of the Year | Performance Car of the Year |
| Mid-size Company Car of the Year | Affordable Electric Car of the Year |
| Large Company Car of the Year | Premium Electric Car of the Year |
| Small SUV of the Year | Affordable Hybrid Car of the Year |
| Mid-size SUV of the Year | Premium Hybrid Car of the Year |
| Large SUV of the Year | Pick-up of the Year |
| Small Premium SUV of the Year | Small Van of the Year |
| Mid-size Premium SUV of the Year | Mid-size Van of the Year |
| Large Premium SUV of the Year | Large Van of the Year |
| Electric Van of the Year |
We’ll publish details of all the winners right here on the website and on our social media channels as they’re announced on July 2nd so stay tuned. In the meantime, you can see all the New Car Award winners from previous years here…
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For the full New Car Awards experience, make sure you pick up a copy of our special 2025 New Car Awards collectors' edition of the Auto Express magazine, which will be available in shops from July 3rd.
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